Site Conditions A. Existing Site Conditions: Information with respect to the site of the Work given in drawings or specifications has been obtained by County's representatives and is believed to be reasonably correct, but the County does not warrant either the completeness or accuracy of such information, and it is the responsibility of the Contractor to verify all such information.
Unsafe Working Conditions Employees shall be recognized by the Employer to have the competence to determine what constitutes unsafe working conditions within their discipline. No employee shall be disciplined for refusal to work in a situation which is deemed unsafe beyond the reasonable requirements of the employee's job.
Differing Site Conditions 3.19.1 This provision is applicable if the Project involves digging trenches or other excavations that extend deeper than four (4) feet below the surface. Contractor shall promptly, and before the following conditions are disturbed, provide written notice to City if the Contractor finds any of the following conditions: .1 Material that Contractor believes may be a hazardous waste, as defined in Section 25117 of the Health and Safety Code, that is required to be removed to a Class I, Class II, or Class III disposal site in accordance with the provisions of existing law. .2 Subsurface or latent physical conditions at the site differing from those indicated by information about the site made available to bidders prior to the deadline for submitting bids. .3 Unknown physical conditions at the site of any unusual nature, differing materially different from those ordinarily encountered and generally recognized as inherent in work of the character provided for in the Contract Documents. .4 Except as otherwise provided in this Section 3.19, and as specified under law, including Public Contract Code Section 7104, Contractor is responsible for performing the Work subject to existing site conditions, without adjustment to the Contract Sum or Contract Time. 3.19.2 City shall promptly investigate any of the above the conditions and if City finds that the conditions do materially so differ, or do involve hazardous waste, and cause a decrease or increase in Contractor’s cost of, or the time required for, performance of any part of the Work, shall issue a Change Order under the procedures described in the Contract Documents. The City may, acting in its sole discretion, extend the applicable deadline for submitting a Change Order Request when it is based upon differing conditions subject to Public Contract Code Section 7104. 3.19.3 In the event that a dispute arises between the City and the Contractor regarding any of the matters specified in subsection 3.19.1, above, Contractor shall not be excused from any scheduled completion date provided for in the Contract Documents, but shall proceed with all Work to be performed under the Contract. Contractor shall retain any and all rights provided either by the Contract or by law which pertain to the resolution of disputes between Contractor and City.